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Specializations

  • Science Communication
  • Social Media
  • Mixed Methods

Research Areas

Courses

  • - Design Methods
  • - Input And Interaction

Biography

Spencer Williams is an Assistant Teaching Professor at the University of Washington Information School. As a researcher, he specializes in online science communication, leveraging mixed methods to better connect the public with diverse topics like computing, vaccines and nutrition. Through this work, he seeks to boost the positive impact researchers have on the world by making their insights more accessible and usable for domain non-experts. As a teacher, his work focuses on human-computer interaction, emphasizing research methods, design methods, science communication and social media topics. In his teaching, he highlights the professional and ethical issues related to class topics, weaving together rigorous theoretical grounding, practical considerations and a thoughtful approach to the unintended consequence of research and design choices. Williams holds a bachelor鈥檚 in psychology from the University of British Columbia and is a Ph.D. candidate in the Human Centered Design & Engineering Department at the University of Washington.

Education

  • Ph D, Human Centered Design and Engineering, University of Washington, 2023
  • MS, Human Centered Design and Engineering, University of Washington, 2022
  • BA, Honours in Psychology, University of British Columbia, 2017

Awards

  • HCDE PhD Teaching & Mentorship Award - Human Centered Design & Engineering, UW, 2024
  • UW Center for an Informed Public Innovation Fund - University of Washington Center for an Informed Public, 2023
  • Nominated for HCDE Student Teaching Award - University of Washington Human Centered Design and Engineering, 2021
  • Nominated for UW Excellence in Teaching Award - University of Washington Human Centered Design and Engineering, 2021

Publications and Contributions

  • Journal Article, Professional Journal
    To Reply or to Quote: Comparing Conversational Framing Strategies on Twitter (2024)
    ACM Journal on Computing and Sustainable Societies, 2(1), pp. 1-27 Authors: Himanshu Zade, Spencer Williams, Theresa T. Tran, Christina Smith, Sukrit Venkatagiri, Gary Hsieh, Kate Starbird
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    Association between Risk Communication Format and Perceived Risk of Adverse Events after COVID-19 Vaccination among US Adults (2023)
    Healthcare, 11(3), pp. 11 Authors: Joshua E. Rosen, Sylvia Seo Eun Chang, Spencer Williams, Joy S. Lee, DaHee Han, Nidhi Agrawal, Joseph H. Joo, Gary Hsieh, Katharina Reinecke, Joshua M. Liao
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2022)
    Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 6(CSCW2), pp. 22 Authors: Spencer Williams, Ridley Jones, Katharina Reinecke, Gary Hsieh
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2022)
    Scientific Reports, 12(Unknown Issue), pp. 11 Authors: Spencer Williams, Joy Lee, Halperin Brett, Joshua M. Liao, Gary Hsieh, Katharina Reinecke
  • Conference Poster
    (2022)
    ASSETS '22: Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, pp. 5 Authors: Ather Sharif, Ploypilin Pruekcharoen, Thrisha Ramesh, Ruoxi Shang, Spencer Williams, Gary Hsieh
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2021)
    Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction Authors: Spencer Williams, Gary Hsieh
  • Conference Paper
    (2021)
    Prooceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 12 Authors: Keri Mallari, Spencer Williams, Gary Hsieh
  • Conference Workshop Paper
    (2020)
    pp. 4 Authors: Jin Suh, Spencer Williams, Jesse R. Fann, James A. Fogarty, Amy M. Bauer, Gary Hsieh
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2020)
    Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 4(CSCW1), pp. 36 Authors: Jina Suh, Spencer Williams, Jesse R. Fann, James A. Fogarty, Amy M. Bauer, Gary Hsieh

Presentations

  • Understanding COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy (2021)
    Social Determinants of Health Group - Virtual
  • Using Twitter as a Researcher (2021)
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington - Virtual
  • Information Needs of Streamers (2020)
    Workshop on Be Part Of It: Spectator Experience in Gaming and eSports at the 2020 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) - Virtual
  • The Effects of Gamma Correction on Correlation Perception in Strip Plots (2017)
    University of British Columbia Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference - Vancouver, British Columbia, CA